Mexico - Flash report, Production volume, 2018

Flash report, Production volume, 2018

Flash report, July 2018

7 Aug. 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Mexico’s automotive production down 3.7%, exports down 5.5% in JulyOn August 6, the Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA) reported that 291,577 cars and light trucks were produced in Mexico in July, a 3.7% decrease compared to the 302,716 units produced in July 2017.FCA production increased 2.7% to 57,255 units; GM increased 6.6% to 64,821 units; Mazda increased 10.4% to 13,973 units; Toyota increased 7.2% to 10,751 units and Volkswagen increased 37.1% to 50,439 units.Audi production in July decreased 15.5% to 13,767 units; Ford decreased 20.8% to 16,714 units and Honda decreased 84.9% to 2,311 units, primarily due to flooding at the Celaya plant.Kia, which started production of the next-gen Forte sedan in Pesqueria, reported a 24.1% decrease to 16,683 units, and Nissan production decreased 13.8% to 44,863 units.Year-to-date production remains a record 2,247,787 units, 0.1% more than the same period in 2017.Mexico automobile exports of 214, 984 units in July, excluding Nissan, fell 5.5% compared to 227,444 units in July 2017.Despite the monthly decline, year-to-date exports are 8.1% higher with an estimated 1.66 million units in the first seven months of 2018, compared to 1.54 million in the same period last year.GM exports increased 19% in July, Mazda increased 43.5%, Toyota increased 6.9% and Volkswagen increased 20%.FCA exports decreased 13.7% in July, Ford exports decreased 43.7%, Audi decreased 6.0%, Honda decreased 76% and Kia decreased 28.2%.

Flash report, June 2018

10 Jul. 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Mexico’s auto production up 0.8% in June, record 1.96 million units in first halfThe Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA) reported that 349,153 cars and light trucks were produced in Mexico in June, a 0.8% increase compared to the 346,522 units produced in June 2017 and a record for the month.In the first half of 2018, total production in Mexico reached 1,956,210 units, also a record, and a 0.7% gain compared to same period last year.General Motors manufactured 76,126 units in June, 8.1% more than in June 2017. Nissan’s production decreased 11.5% to 69,022 vehicles in June. FCA’s production decreased 0.3% to 59,158 vehicles, while VW produced 37,890 vehicles, down 7.0% in June. Kia’s June production increased 36.9% to 22,585 vehicles.

As Nissan has ceased reporting their monthly export figures, AMIA will only say that exports of the companies which did report exports displayed a combined 8.1% increase in June, and a cumulative 11.1% increase for the first six months of 2018 compared to the same period one year earlier.

Flash report, May 2018

12 Jun. 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Mexico’s automotive production up 3.9% in MayOn June 12, the Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA) reported that 352,860 cars and light trucks were produced in Mexico in May, a 3.9% increase compared to the 339,747 units produced in May 2017.Year-to-date production is 1,607,057 units, 0.6% more than the same period in 2017.The AMIA data reflects that General Motors manufactured 76,094 units in May, 20.0% more than in May 2017.Nissan’s production decreased 24.5% to 61,140 vehicles in May.FCA’s production increased 0.9% to 50,728 vehicles, while Ford produced 23,855 vehicles in May.VW’s May production increased 5.9% to 44,311 vehicles, while Audi produced 18,128 vehicles.Kia produced 24,458 units in May, up 19.5%, while Honda reported an increase of 8.8% to 20,070 units.Toyota reported a production increase of 41.9% to 18,170 units due to a recent expansion of its Tijuana plant.As Nissan has ceased reporting their monthly export figures, AMIA will only say that exports of the companies which did report exports displayed a combined 9.9% increase in May, and a cumulative 11.1% increase for the first five months of 2018 compared to the same period one year earlier.AMIA has begun negotiations with companies to provide export information to government agencies, such as the Bank of Mexico (Central Bank), the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), and the Ministry of Economy to address the matter.

Flash report, April 2018

8 May 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Mexico’s automotive production up 0.3% in AprilOn May 8, the Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA) reported that 290,981 cars and light trucks were produced in Mexico in April, a 0.3% increase compared to the 290,088 units produced in April 2017.Year-to-date production is 1,254,197 units, 0.2% less than the same period in 2017.The AMIA data reflects that General Motors manufactured 69,684 units in April, 32.5% more than in April 2017.Nissan production decreased 20.3% to 48,972 vehicles in April.VW’s April production fell 14.2% to 33,305 vehicles.Audi produced 16,657 units, an increase of 39.8% compared to April 2017.Kia produced 21,182 units in April, up 42.8%, while Toyota produced 17,211 units, an increase of 43.7%.AMIA only reported a preliminary figure of 259,525 units for exports due to the fact that Nissan did not yet provide its April data.Among the manufacturers that did report their exports is General Motors whose shipments increased 98.5%, from 43,974 vehicles exported in April 2017 to 87,273 units in April 2018.Audi increased exports of its Q5 model by 53.9% in April, from 11,331 to 17,435 units.Toyota’s exports increased 43.5%, shipping 17,433 units in April, compared to 12,146 units in 2017.Kia exports increased 38.4% in April to14,992 units, while Ford reported a 35.5% decrease with 17,859 units being shipped compared to 27,697 units in April 2017.

Flash report, March 2018

10 Apr. 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Mexico’s automotive production down 10.9%, exports up 7.5% in MarchOn March 9, the Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA) reported that 331,109 cars and light trucks were produced in Mexico in March, a 10.9% decrease compared to the 371,447 units produced in the same month last year. Year-to-date production is 963,216 units, 0.4% less than the same period in 2017.Of the top three manufacturers in March 2018, GM produced 73,417 units, an increase of 5.8%; Nissan produced 59,192 units, a decrease of 31.9%; and FCA produced 56,099 units, an increase of 9.7% from March 2017.The top five production models in March were Jeep Compass, Nissan Sentra, Chevrolet Silverado, Audi Q5, and VW Tiguan.

During March, 327,955 vehicles were exported, a 7.5% increase from the same month in 2017.Year-to date exports are up 8.1% from the same period last year to 835,023 units.Compared to March 2017, GM exports increased 44.6% to 77,865 units; FCA exports increased 21.8% to 56,471 units; and Nissan exports decreased 5.5% to 53,036 units.Of the vehicles exported in March, 223,321 vehicles (68.1% share) were shipped to the U.S., 22,772 vehicles (6.9% share) went to Canada, and 16,171 vehicles (4.9% share) went to Germany.Of the vehicles sold in the U.S. market, 13.6% were of Mexican origin in March. In January - March period, 14.6% were of Mexican origin.

Flash report, February 2018

7 Mar. 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Mexico’s automotive production up 6.2%, exports up 11.2% in FebruaryOn March 6, the Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA) reported that 328,352 cars and light trucks were produced in Mexico in February, a 6.2% increase compared to the 309,234 units produced in the same month last year.Year-to-date production is 632,107 units, 6.1% more than the same period in 2017.Of the top three manufacturers in February 2018, GM produced 75,657 units, an increase of 17.8%; FCA produced 61,023 units, an increase of 38.6%; and Nissan produced 55,920 units, a decrease of 24.4% from February 2017.The top five production models in February were Jeep Compass, Nissan Sentra, Ford Crew Cab, Chevrolet Equinox, and Honda HR-V.During February, 275,980 vehicles were exported, an 11.2% increase from the same month in 2017.Year-to date exports are up 8.5% from the same period last year to 507,068 units.Compared to February 2017, GM exports increased 67.1% to 76,723 units; FCA exports decreased 4.2% to 43,736 units; and Nissan exports decreased 36.5%.The top five export models in February were Chevrolet Silverado, Jeep Compass, Nissan Sentra, Chevrolet Equinox, and Ram 2500.Of the vehicles exported in February, 196,040 vehicles (71.0% share) were shipped to the U.S., 21,847 vehicles (7.9% share) went to Canada, and 17,465 vehicles (6.3% share) went to Germany.Of the vehicles sold in the U.S. market, 15.2% were of Mexican origin in February. In January - February period, 15.3% were of Mexican origin.

Flash report, January 2018

8 Feb. 2018

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Mexican production up 4.1%, exports up 9.2% in JanuaryOn February 7, the Mexican automotive association AMIA reported that 303,755 light vehicles were produced in Mexico in January 2018, a 4.1% increase in production over January 2017.Of the top three manufacturers in January 2018, Nissan produced 71,408 units, an increase of 6.4%; GM produced 53,376 units, an increase of 2.9%; and FCA produced 50,773 units, an increase of 5.3% from January 2017.The top five production models in January were Nissan Sentra, Jeep Compass, Nissan Versa, Chevrolet Equinox, and Honda HR-V.Exports of 231,088 light vehicles in January represented an increase of 9.2% compared to exports in the same month last year.Compared to January 2017, FCA exports increased 19.8%, GM exports increased 13.2%, Nissan exports increased 11.6%, Ford exports decreased 21.4%, and Honda exports increased 23.1%.The top five export models in January were Jeep Compass, Nissan Sentra, Ram 2500, Chevrolet Equinox, and Honda HR-V.The United States accounted for 77.3% of exported vehicles from Mexico in January. The North America region accounted for 84.7% of the total exports.Of the vehicles sold in the U.S. market in January, 15.5% were of Mexican origin.